Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy

What Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy does

Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy is a private, founder-owned speech-language pathology practice operating from a single clinic at 80-15 Lefferts Blvd, Ste. 2F, in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. The practice delivers individualized speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-communication, swallowing/dysphagia, feeding, accent modification, and augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) services to pediatric, school-age, and adult patients, with documented expertise spanning early intervention, autism, apraxia of speech, stroke rehabilitation, Parkinson's, and post-acute neurological injury. Its defining technical and clinical features are multilingual service delivery across English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, Creole French, and Korean, combined with PROMPT technique certification (founder trained at Bridging Level II, all therapists at Level I) and a pet-friendly facility environment featuring certified therapy animals.

The core clinical methodology is direct, in-person therapist-delivered care supported by speech-language pathology CPT-coded insurance billing, complemented by school district and NYC Department of Education consultations and hosting of SLP externs and clinical fellows from Marymount Manhattan College. Revenue is generated through three streams: insurance reimbursement from 12 in-network commercial and government payors (including Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, Medicaid, Medicare, Fidelis, Humana, Oxford, and others), private-pay fee-for-service, and government-funded early intervention and school district contracts. Patient acquisition relies on direct-to-consumer channels including the website's online appointment request system, phone/text intake, Google reviews (17 consecutive 5-star ratings), and word-of-mouth referrals across multicultural communities in Queens.

Name

Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy

Legal name

Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy

Website

https://bilingualslpny.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy is a founder-owned private SLP practice in Queens, NY delivering individualized bilingual speech, language, swallowing, voice, and cognitive-communication therapy to pediatric and adult patients from multicultural, multilingual backgrounds across seven languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech-Language Pathology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) & Swallowing Therapy Centers (HLADAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Speech & Language Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAB), Related Therapy Services (Speech, Occupational, Physical, Feeding) (EDAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Speech-language therapy
• Swallowing therapy
• Pediatric speech therapy
• Bilingual therapy services
• Dysphagia treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kew Gardens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance-Based Speech Therapy Services: The practice accepts reimbursement from multiple major insurance providers including Aetna, Emblem Health, Healthfirst, United Healthcare, Healthcare Partners, Cigna, Medicaid, Fidelis Care, Centers Plan for Health Living, Medicare, Humana, and Oxford. Services are billed through standard speech therapy CPT codes under patient insurance plans.
2. Private Pay / Out-of-Pocket Services: For patients whose insurance is not accepted or who prefer private pay, the practice offers services on a fee-for-service basis. The appointment booking form notes that if insurance is not accepted, services are eligible via private pay and/or Department of Education vouchers.
3. Early Intervention and School District Consultation Services: The practice provides early intervention services and consults with school districts, likely generating revenue through government-funded early intervention programs and school district contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The practice provides individualized bilingual speech-language and swallowing therapy for multicultural patients of all ages, delivered in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, and Creole French. Services include pediatric speech therapy, swallowing/dysphagia therapy, voice therapy, fluency therapy, cognitive-communication therapy, accent modification, AAC, feeding therapy, and early intervention. The clinic is staffed by 9 therapists who are PROMPT-trained, runs a pet-friendly facility, and accepts 12 major insurance plans plus private pay and Department of Education vouchers.

Product overview

Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy is a speech therapy practice offering a unified suite of therapy services for multicultural patients of all ages. The core offering consists of Speech Therapy, Swallowing Therapy (Dysphagia), Voice Therapy, Fluency/Stuttering Therapy, Cognitive-Communication Therapy, Accent Modification, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Speech and Language Screenings, Feeding Therapy, and Education and Counseling. The practice also provides Early Intervention Services and School District Consultations. Services are available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, Creole French, and Korean. The practice operates a pet-friendly facility as an additional amenity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech Therapy
• Swallowing Therapy (Dysphagia)
• Voice Therapy
• Fluency and Stuttering Therapy
• Cognitive-Communication Therapy
• Accent Modification
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• Feeding Therapy
• Speech and Language Screenings
• Early Intervention Services
• School District Consultation Services
• Education and Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• Pediatric patients achieve significant speech clarity improvements within 3 months of therapy (based on testimonial reporting dramatic improvement from non-verbal to conversational speech)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• NYC Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe practice consults with school districts, including the NYC Department of Education, to provide speech therapy services and support for students with speech-language disorders. This partnership enables the practice to serve children in educational settings and coordinate care with schools.
• National Aphasia AssociationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a company affiliation indicating commitment to aphasia awareness and advocacy. The association provides resources and support for aphasia patients, aligning with the practice's services for stroke and neurological disorder patients.
• Marymount Manhattan CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Nathalia Fonseca serves as Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Services at Marymount Manhattan College and is a full-time professor. The practice hosts externs, clinical fellows, and interns from the college, creating a teaching partnership that brings fresh perspectives to the practice.
• Nova Southern UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Fonseca earned her SLPD doctorate and MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Nova Southern University, where she also serves as an adjunct professor. This academic relationship supports clinical education and research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PresenceLearning: Teletherapy network providing speech, occupational, and behavioral health services to K–12 schools. Comparable where this anchor's NYC DOE consultations intersect with school-based SLP delivery, though PresenceLearning is virtual/school-embedded rather than clinic-based.
• Expressable: Online speech therapy platform delivering live, 1:1 SLP sessions via teletherapy for pediatric and adult clients. Comparable in service line (articulation, language, stuttering, apraxia, swallowing-related speech), though its digital-first model competes on convenience rather than the multilingual in-person niche this anchor occupies.
• Great Speech: Telehealth speech therapy provider serving individuals, schools, and organizations nationwide. Comparable in therapy categories (speech, language, fluency, voice, swallowing), but operates virtually rather than from a single brick-and-mortar clinic, making it a partial-overlap competitor for patients willing to accept remote care.
• TinyEYE Therapy Services: Online speech-language pathology services primarily for school-age children via telepractice. Overlaps with this anchor's pediatric and school-district work but operates in a virtual model that does not require a physical clinic location.

Others

• Language Line Solutions: Interpretation and translation services provider enabling multilingual communication across healthcare, government, and enterprise. Adjacent to this anchor's multilingual delivery model as an enabling service, but does not directly provide speech-language therapy.
• Smarty Ears: Developer of speech-language pathology apps and digital therapy tools used by SLPs and parents. Adjacent/ecosystem participant that supplies technology used by clinicians rather than competing for the same direct patient caseload.

Direct peers

• Chatterbox Speech Therapy: Multilingual speech-language therapy practice offering pediatric speech, language, and feeding services in a clinic setting. Comparable as a small-group, in-person SLP practice with similar customer profiles (children, families, schools), competing in overlapping geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Mount Sinai Speech Language Pathology: Academic medical center SLP department providing evaluation and treatment for speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders in adult and pediatric patients. Comparable therapy scope, but embedded in a large hospital system rather than an independent multicultural practice.
• NYU Langone Speech-Language-Hearing Services: Hospital-affiliated SLP program treating speech, voice, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. Comparable service categories but operates within a large academic medical center rather than as a focused community-based bilingual clinic.
• Northwell Health Rehabilitation Network: Large hospital and outpatient system offering speech-language pathology across inpatient, outpatient, and pediatric settings in the NYC metro. Comparable as a provider of SLP and swallowing services, but operates at system scale with broader service lines and is not a focused multilingual clinic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bilingualslpny
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bilingual-speech-language-&-swallowing-therapy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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